Message from the CEO

Since its foundation, we, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co., Ltd.（”SMAM”）, have aimed to provide clients with asset management services of high quality with which the clients are satisfied, based on our managerial philosophy of “CLIENTS COME FIRST”. In managing assets, we emphasize research and strive to improve and strengthen our research system. Based on this top-level research system, we provide clients with various products with the clearly-defined investment style and process. With such a rich diversity of products from what we call traditional assets to Asian and Chinese equities, alternative products, real estate investment trusts and etc., we pride ourselves on being able to respond to the diversifying needs of clients.

In particular, from early on we focused on the Asian and China regions, for which potentially high growth is expected, and we have built up a three-base management system linking Tokyo but also our Hong Kong subsidiary and Shanghai office. Maximum utilization of locally-based analysts enables us to offer a variety of products for local investment in each of these regions. Of these, we have established a solid track record as one of Japan’s leading companies in public investment trusts for Chinese equities.

In Japan, post-retirement finance becomes the focus of public attention because the economic environment changes and the society steadily ages with declining birthrate. Thus, the social mission of asset management companies is becoming more important. As one of Japan’s leading asset management companies, we will continue to provide products and services of high quality that meets clients’ needs to contribute building up client assets for medium and long term.